Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Include but are not limited to the following:

Weighing and Grading

• Responsible for weighing incoming and outgoing grain.
• Assist in settling grain in a timely manner.
• Correctly split tickets for landlords, etc. as directed by farmers.
• Maintain some knowledge and interest in communication with local farm customers concerning commodity prices and trends.

Customer Service

• Answer incoming calls as necessary. Gather accurate customer information and relay information to appropriate personnel. Handle and direct customer complaints to the proper personnel
• Provides fast, efficient, and courteous service always.
• Ensure all items sold are delivered and charged in a timely manner.
• Bill products picked up by customers
• Keep resource manuals accessible and current
• Attend product updates and service training sessions as required by the supervisor
• Be aware of the cooperative’s prices on commodities and services and review with your supervisor as necessary
• Maintain the office in a neat and orderly fashion
• Promotes the co-op by maintaining a positive image and attitude.

Position Requirements

• Must have an acceptable driving record

Job Performance Skills:

Accountability

Accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work. Acknowledges and corrects mistakes. Do not make excuses or blame others for errors or problems. Carries a fair share of the workload.

Attendance/Punctuality/Dependability

Comes to work on time every day. Is fully prepared and ready to work at beginning of the work schedule and continue until the workday is done. Makes appropriate arrangements when adverse weather or other problems might delay on-time arrival. Conforms to work hours and schedule. Let the supervisor and others know immediately when unexpected problems cause absence, lateness, or the need to leave early.

Communication Skills

Presents ideas effectively in formal and informal situations. Conveys thoughts clearly and concisely. Listens actively and attentively; asks good questions. Communicates well in writing. Keeps supervisor and coworkers informed. Shares complete and accurate information to others. Messages have the desired effect.

Customer Focus

Knows the customers and can describe their expectations. Manages customer expectations. Meets all the expectations of both internal and external customers. Gains customers’ trust and respect. Actively seeks customers’ feedback on the quality of service provided. Quickly solves customer problems.

Planning and Organizing

Maintains well-organized materials, files, systems, and tools. Breaks work down into logical steps. Anticipates and eliminates roadblocks and delays. Stays within the allotted time for accomplishing tasks. Completes tasks in the shortest, most efficient manner. Makes sure all parts of a job are completed in full, including follow-up plans and paperwork.

Time Management

Spends own time and the time of others on that which is genuinely important. Able to distinguish between the truly important and the merely urgent. Respects customers’ and
colleagues’ time in scheduling and conducting meetings. Shows up for meetings on time, fully prepared. Works on tasks in order of importance. Realistically estimates time
requirements. Makes up a schedule for jobs and sticks to it. Does work in order of importance; does first things first.